Improve speed for Get-CimInstance

This only gets the property we are interested in, instead of computing them all
grosser · Jun 8, 2024 · b10c2b4 · b10c2b4
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diff --git a/lib/parallel.rb b/lib/parallel.rb
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def worker_number=(worker_num)
     def physical_processor_count_windows
       # Get-CimInstance introduced in PowerShell 3 or earlier: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/powershell/module/cimcmdlets/get-ciminstance?view=powershell-3.0
       result = run(
-        'powershell -command "Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor ' \
+        'powershell -command "Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor -Property NumberOfCores ' \
         '| Select-Object -Property NumberOfCores"'
       )
       if !result || $?.exitstatus != 0